Born in Redlands, California[1] to Canadian parents, Reaume grew up in Nigeria for 13 years, where his parents John and Wendy worked in humanitarian aid.[2] After moving to Canada, at the age of 15,[3] Reaume began racing go-karts at Western Speedway on Vancouver Island.[2] In 2004, he won the Junior Honda karting championship, followed by the Junior Rotax titles in 2005 and 2006. The following year, he moved to stock cars and began competing in the NASCAR Grand American Modifieds California Series in 2009. In 2010, he started Late model racing.[4] The next year, he attempted the Toyota All-Star Showdown at Irwindale Speedway, but was relegated to the Last Chance Open,[5] where he finished ninth.[6]
Over the offseason between 2017 and 2018, Reaume laid the groundwork to field his own NASCAR Camping World Truck Series team, Reaume Brothers Racing, in 2018.[21] The team failed to qualify for the season-opening race at Daytona International Speedway but continued towards its goal of a full-time schedule.[22] In 2019, Reaume earned the first top 10 finish in his career at Daytona after qualifying in last place.[23]
In June 2020, Reaume Brothers Racing formed an alliance with Xfinity team RSS Racing in which Reaume took over operations of RSS's No. 93 car.[24] During August's Sunoco 159 on the Daytona road course, Reaume replaced RBR driver Bobby Kennedy in the No. 00 when Kennedy was feeling unwell.[25]
On November 11, 2020, Reaume was indefinitely suspended by NASCAR for violating Sections 12.1 and 12.8.1.e of the NASCAR rule book for a discriminatory post made on social media.[26] Although NASCAR did not mention what post caused the suspension as per their policy, Reaume claimed to NASCAR journalist Toby Christie that a photo of a toaster strudel with a swastika icing was the cause of the suspension. Reaume denied intentionally painting the swastika but accepted the penalty. As per the penalty, Reaume had to take mandatory sensitivity training before being reinstated.[27] He, alongside fellow driver Mike Wallace, was reinstated on March 31, 2021.[28] Reaume's first race as a driver since his suspension came at Richmond in April in his No. 34. On September 16, 2022, after the UNOH 200, it was revealed that he had been diagnosed with a concussion after he got hit in the driver's side by the No. 7 Spire Motorsports car of Rajah Caruth.[29]
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